used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh, who would not a-fishing go all on a summer’s day?
a-fishing
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From this reading Oh, who would not a-fishing go—a-fishing go—a-fishing go?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Oh, who would not a-fishing go all on a summer’s day?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, who would not a-fishing go where fishes sport and play?
a youthful male person
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy with his rod and a can of worms was making his way to the Laughing Brook.
BrooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy with his rod and a can of worms was making his way to the Laughing Brook.
Brown'snounUS /braʊnz/
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy with his rod and a can of worms was making his way to the Laughing Brook.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy with his rod and a can of worms was making his way to the Laughing Brook.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Oh, who would not a-fishing go all on a summer’s day?
a person who operates a farm
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy with his rod and a can of worms was making his way to the Laughing Brook.
fishesnounUS /ˈfɪʃəz/
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Oh, who would not a-fishing go where fishes sport and play?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Oh, who would not a-fishing go—a-fishing go—a-fishing go?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy with his rod and a can of worms was making his way to the Laughing Brook.
Joe
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy with his rod and a can of worms was making his way to the Laughing Brook.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy with his rod and a can of worms was making his way to the Laughing Brook.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy with his rod and a can of worms was making his way to the Laughing Brook.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy with his rod and a can of worms was making his way to the Laughing Brook.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh, who would not a-fishing go—a-fishing go—a-fishing go?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy with his rod and a can of worms was making his way to the Laughing Brook.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, who would not a-fishing go—a-fishing go—a-fishing go?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Oh, who would not a-fishing go all on a summer’s day?
OtternounUS /ˈɑːtər/
the fur of an otter
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy with his rod and a can of worms was making his way to the Laughing Brook.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Oh, who would not a-fishing go where fishes sport and play?
rodnounUS /rɑːd/
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy with his rod and a can of worms was making his way to the Laughing Brook.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Oh, who would not a-fishing go where fishes sport and play?
summer'snounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Oh, who would not a-fishing go all on a summer’s day?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy with his rod and a can of worms was making his way to the Laughing Brook.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy with his rod and a can of worms was making his way to the Laughing Brook.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy with his rod and a can of worms was making his way to the Laughing Brook.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy with his rod and a can of worms was making his way to the Laughing Brook.
in or at the place that
From this reading Oh, who would not a-fishing go where fishes sport and play?
which person or people
From this reading Oh, who would not a-fishing go—a-fishing go—a-fishing go?
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy with his rod and a can of worms was making his way to the Laughing Brook.
wormsnounUS /wɜːrmz/
plural of “worm” — any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Farmer Brown’s boy with his rod and a can of worms was making his way to the Laughing Brook.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Oh, who would not a-fishing go—a-fishing go—a-fishing go?
